Building
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Build |
Building
(n.) The act of constructing, erecting, or establishing. |
Building
(n.) The art of constructing edifices, or the practice of civil architecture. |
Building
(n.) That which is built |
Cross
(n.) A gibbet, consisting of two pieces of timber placed transversely upon one another, in various forms, as a T, or +, with the horizontal piece below the upper end of the upright, or as an X. It was anciently used in the execution of criminals. |
Cross
(n.) The sign or mark of the cross, made with the finger, or in ink, etc., or actually represented in some material |
Cross
(n.) Affiction regarded as a test of patience or virtue |
Cross
(n.) A piece of money stamped with the figure of a cross, also, that side of such a piece on which the cross is stamped |
Cross
(n.) An appendage or ornament or anything in the form of a cross |
Cross
(n.) A monument in the form of a cross, or surmounted by a cross, set up in a public place |
Cross
(n.) A common heraldic bearing, of which there are many varieties. See the Illustration, above. |
Cross
(n.) The crosslike mark or symbol used instead of a signature by those unable to write. |
Cross
(n.) Church lands. |
Cross
(n.) A line drawn across or through another line. |
Cross
(n.) A mixing of breeds or stock, especially in cattle breeding |
Cross
(n.) An instrument for laying of offsets perpendicular to the main course. |
Cross
(n.) A pipe-fitting with four branches the axes of which usually form's right angle. |
Cross
(a.) Not parallel |
Cross
(a.) Not accordant with what is wished or expected |
Cross
(a.) Characterized by, or in a state of, peevishness, fretfulness, or ill humor |
Cross
(a.) Made in an opposite direction, or an inverse relation |
Cross
(prep.) Athwart |
Cross
(v. t.) To put across or athwart |
Cross
(v. t.) To lay or draw something, as a line, across |
Cross
(v. t.) To pass from one side to the other of |
Cross
(v. t.) To pass, as objects going in an opposite direction at the same time. |
Cross
(v. t.) To run counter to |
Cross
(v. t.) To interfere and cut off |
Cross
(v. t.) To make the sign of the cross upon |
Cross
(v. t.) To cancel by marking crosses on or over, or drawing a line across |
Cross
(v. t.) To cause to interbreed |
Cross
(v. i.) To lie or be athwart. |
Cross
(v. i.) To move or pass from one side to the other, or from place to place |
Cross
(v. i.) To be inconsistent. |
Cross
(v. i.) To interbreed, as races |
Cross-armed
(a.) With arms crossed. |
Cross-banded
(a.) A term used when a narrow ribbon of veneer is inserted into the surface of any piece of furniture, wainscoting, etc., so that the grain of it is contrary to the general surface. |
Cross-bearer
(n.) A subdeacon who bears a cross before an archbishop or primate on solemn occasions. |
Cross-birth
(n.) Any preternatural labor, in which the body of the child lies across the pelvis of the mother, so that the shoulder, arm, or trunk is the part first presented at the mouth of the uterus. |
Cross-bun
(n.) A bun or cake marked with a cross, and intended to be eaten on Good Friday. |
Cross-crosslet
(n.) A cross having the three upper ends crossed, so as to from three small crosses. |
Cross-days
(n. pl.) The three days preceding the Feast of the Ascension. |
Cross-examination
(n.) The interrogating or questioning of a witness by the party against whom he has been called and examined. See Examination. |
Cross-examined
(imp. & p. p.) of Cross-examine |
Cross-examining
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cross-examine |
Cross-examine
(v. t.) To examine or question, as a witness who has been called and examined by the opposite party. |
Cross-examiner
(n.) One who cross-examines or conducts a crosse-examination. |
Cross-eye
(n.) See Strabismus. |
Cross-eyed
(a.) Affected with strabismus |
Cross-garnet
(n.) A hinge having one strap perpendicular and the other strap horizontal giving it the form of an Egyptian or T cross. |
cross-fertilization
cross-fertilisation | interchange between different cultures or different ways of thinking that is mutually productive and beneficial, the cross-fertilization of science and the creative arts |
| cross-pollination | stimulating influence among diverse elements, the cross-pollination of the arts |
| road | a way or means to achieve something, the road to fame |
| royal road | an auspicious way or means to achieve something, the royal road to success |
on the road
on tour | travelling about, they took the show on the road, they lost all their games on the road |
drain
drainage | emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it |
away game
road game | a game played away from home |
| road show | a show on tour |
bodybuilding
anaerobic exercise
muscle building
musclebuilding | exercise that builds muscles through tension |
double cross
doublerossing | an act of betrayal, he gave us the old double cross, I could no longer tolerate his impudent doublerossing |
hybridization
hybridisation
crossbreeding
crossing cross
interbreeding
hybridizing | (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids |
| dihybrid cross | hybridization using two traits with two alleles each |
| monohybrid cross | hybridization using a single trait with two alleles (as in Mendel's experiments with garden peas) |
reciprocal cross
reciprocal | hybridization involving a pair of crosses that reverse the sexes associated with each genotype |
construction
building | the act of constructing something, during the construction we had to take a detour, his hobby was the building of boats |
| road construction | the construction of roads |
shipbuilding
ship building | the construction of ships |
transvestism
transvestitism
cross dressing | the practice of adopting the clothes or the manner or the sexual role of the opposite sex |
Stations
Stations of the Cross | (Roman Catholic Church) a devotion consisting of fourteen prayers said before a series of fourteen pictures or carvings representing successive incidents during Jesus' passage from Pilate's house to his crucifixion at Calvary |
| drain | a gradual depletion of energy or resources, a drain on resources, a drain of young talent by emigration |
| brain drain | depletion or loss of intellectual and technical personnel |
| construction building | the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones, their main business is home construction, workers in the building trades |
| jerry-building | construction of inferior buildings for a quick profit |
| road rage | violence exhibited by drivers in traffic |
morale building
morale booster | anything that serves to increase morale, the sight of flowers every morning was my morale builder |
hybrid
crossbreed
cross | (genetics) an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock, especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species, a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey |
access road
slip road | a short road giving access to an expressway, in Britain they call an access road a slip road |
apartment building
apartment house | a building that is divided into apartments |
| arterial road | a major or main route |
bank
bank building | a building in which the business of banking transacted, the bank is on the corner of Nassau and Witherspoon |
beltway
bypass
ring road
ringway | a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center |
bridle path
bridle road | a path suitable for riding or leading horses (but not for cars) |
building
edifice | a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place, there was a three-story building on the corner, it was an imposing edifice |
| building block | a block of material used in construction work |
building complex
complex | a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures |
building supply store
building supply house | a store where builders can purchase materials for building houses and related structures |
Calvary cross
cross of Calvary | a Latin cross set on three steps |
Capitol
Capitol Building | the government building in Washington where the United States Senate and the House of Representatives meet |
| Celtic cross | a Latin cross with a ring surrounding the intersection |
church
church building | a place for public (especially Christian) worship, the church was empty |
| Cross | a representation of the structure on which Jesus was crucified, used as an emblem of Christianity or in heraldry |
| cross | a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece |
| cross bit | a rock drill having cruciform cutting edges, used in mining |
cross hair
cross wire | either of two fine mutually perpendicular lines that cross in the focus plane of an optical instrument and are use for sighting or calibration, he had the target in his cross hairs |
| cross-stitch | embroidery done with pairs of stitches that cross each other |
| cross-stitch | two stitches forming a cross or X |
| cross street | a street intersecting a main street (usually at right angles) and continuing on both sides of it |
| diplomatic building | government building in which diplomats live or work |
drain
drainpipe
waste pipe | a pipe through which liquid is carried away |
| drain | tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material |